Inside the Security Mind: Making the Tough Decisions - page 1
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- Main Page
- Main Page
- Table of content
- Copyright
- About Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
- Prologue
- In the Beginning
- Acknowledgments
- To the Artists
- To the Peer Reviewers
- Special Thanks to:
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- The Security Mind
- Where Do We Start?
- Where Does It End?
- Chapter 2. A New Look at Information Security
- Security as an Art Form
- What We Know About Security
- Understanding the Fear Factor
- How to Successfully Implement and Manage Security
- Chapter 3. The Four Virtues of Security
- Introduction to the Virtues
- The Virtue of Daily Consideration
- The Virtue of Community Effort
- The Virtue of Higher Focus
- The Virtue of Education
- Using These Virtues
- Chapter 4. The Eight Rules of Security (Components of All Security Decisions)
- Introduction to the Rules
- Rule of Least Privilege
- Rule of Change
- Rule of Trust
- Rule of the Weakest Link
- Rule of Separation
- Rule of the Three-Fold Process
- Rule of Preventative Action (Proactive Security)
- Rule of Immediate and Proper Response
- Incorporating the Rules
- Chapter 5. Developing a Higher Security Mind
- The Art of Higher Security
- Thinking in Zones
- Creating Chokepoints
- Layering Security
- Working in Stillness
- Understanding Relational Security
- Understanding Secretless Security
- Dividing Responsibilities
- Failing Securely
- Chapter 6. Making Security Decisions
- Using the Rules to Make a Decision
- The Decision-Making Process
- Example Decision
- Chapter 7. Know Thy Enemy and Know Thyself
- Understanding the Modern Hacker
- Where Modern Vulnerabilities Exist
- Modern Targets
- Modern Exploits
- Neglecting the Rules: A Hacker s Tale
- Creating Your Own Security Profile
- Becoming Invisible to Your Enemies
- Chapter 8. Practical Security Assessments
- The Importance of a Security Audit
- Understanding Risks and Threats
- The Traditional Security Assessment Model
- The Relational Security Assessment Model
- Relational Security Assessment Model: Risks
- Relational Security Assessment Model: Controls
- Relational Security Assessment Model: Tactical Audit PROCESS
- Analytical Audit Measures
- Additional Audit Considerations
- Chapter 9. The Security Staff
- Building a Successful Security Team
- Bringing in Security Consultants
- Outsourcing Security Maintenance
- Chapter 10. Modern Considerations
- Using Standard Defenses
- Open Source vs. Closed Source Security
- Wireless Networks
- Encryption
- Virtual Private Networking
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